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The Science of Nonprofit Video Engagement: How To Use Emotion to Increase Social Sharing

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Their work has been featured in The New York Times, NPR, CNN and AdWeek and Doug is a guest lecturer at Stanford University on the power of storytelling for nonprofit organizations. Emotional stories of beneficiaries. But if you tell a story that makes viewers feel afraid or sad, expect more comments than shares.

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Equitable and Inclusive Messaging: Retaining Donors in a New Age of Storytelling

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According to a guideline published by M+R, a useful quick test for your own messaging is to simply answer the question: If the subject of this story were to read it, how would they feel? The challenges of strength-based messaging Finding the balance in your story.

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The Secret Science Of Brilliant Leadership

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Coherence: The Secret Science of Brilliant Leadership is the book by author Dr. Alan Watkins. Trained as a medical doctor, Watkins became an honorary senior lecturer in neuroscience and psychological medicine at Imperial College, London and an affiliate professor of leadership at the European School of Management, London.

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Nonprofit Book Review: Social Startup Success – A Must Read for 2018

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Not too long, I had the pleasure of “walking The Dish” with Kathleen Kelly Janus, a social entrepreneur, author, and lecturer at Stanford University’s Program on Social Entrepreneurship. How do you tell your story with data? How to create compelling stories that power growth?

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Why Nonprofit Stories are the Secret to Success

NonProfit Hub

The author of “ Ask Without Fear! And in an age of social media, how can we be sure that when people are talking about our nonprofit that they’re telling our story? Telling stories is integral to being human; the science is showing that it’s actually part of our hardwiring. We’re the only species that tells stories.

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Top Nonprofit Blogs to Bookmark Today

The Modern Nonprofit

The authors aren’t just fundraising experts, but also literary and playful in their writing. She was one of the first to publish about using social media for social impact and has lectured at Stanford University. Learn all about how to tell stories that inspire action on the blog , or follow her on Twitter @VanessaEChase.

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Coherence: The Secret Science Of Brilliant Leadership

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Coherence: The Secret Science of Brilliant Leadership is the new book by author Dr. Alan Watkins. Trained as a medical doctor, Watkins is now an honorary senior lecturer in neuroscience and psychological medicine at Imperial College, London and an affiliate professor of leadership at the European School of Management, London.